Law Of Sine

1.

a=15cm; b=25cm and A=35

Find B using the law of sines
b
sin B

a
sin A

sin B = b sin A
a
o
=15cm sin35
25cm
sin B = 0.34

2.

a=12cm; b=23 cm and A=34

Find B using the law of sines
b
sin B

a
sin A

sin B = b sin A
a
o
= 23cm(34 )
12
B = 1.07

3. a=32in; b=20in and A=128

Find B
b = a
sin B sin A
= b sin A
a
o
= 20 sin 128
32
SinB = 0.49
o
B=29.5
Find C
o
o
C = 180-(125 +295 )
o
= 225
c = a
sin C sin A
C = a sinC
sin A
= 32sin 22.5
o
sin 128
c = 15.54 in

Law of Cosine

1.

B=7.9 in C= 10in A=100.67

a2=b2 + c2 - 2bc cosA

2
2
2
o
a = 7.89 +10 -2(7.89)(10)cos100.67
=13.9 in

2.

a= 11in b=10.5in C=35

2 2 2
c =a +b -2abcosC
2
2
2
o
c = 11 +10 -2(11)(10)cos35
= 6.48 in

3.

a=15in c=12in B=46

2
2
2
o
b = 15 +12 -2(15)(12)cos46
=10.91

Law of Tangent

Find the nearest degree, the measures of the other two angles of a triangle in which a=20, b=15 and C= 111

side c

Solution:
o
o
o
o
Since C= 111 , then A+B= 180 -111 =69
Using Law of Tangent

a-b
a+b

tan (A-B)
tan (A+B)

20 15
20 + 15
5
35

Tan (A-B)

tan (A-B)
tan (69o)
tan (A-B)
tan 34.5o
=

5 tan 34.5o
35
0.098

(A-B)=5.61
A-B=11.22=11
Solve for A
Thus, if A+B = 69 and
A B = 11, then
2A= 80
A = 40o
Solve for B
A + B = 69o
B = 69o A
B = 69o 40o
= 29o

Solve for C
c = a
sin C sin A
c = a sin C
= 20sin111o
= 29

. Then find the measure of

Use Law of Tangents to find a b.

ab
a+b
ab
20.2

tan (A-B)
tan (A+B)
tan (2o)
tan (128o)

a b = tan1o
20.2 tan 64o
a b = 20.2 tan 1o
tan 64o
a b = 0.17
Solve for C.
C = 180o (65o+63o)=52o
Solve for C.
C = a
Sin C sin A
c = a sin C
Sin A
= 10.18 sin 52o
Sin 65o
c = 8.85
Therefore, C = 52o, a = 10.18, b = 10.02, and c = 8.85
Thus, a + b = 20.2 and a b =0.17
a + b = 20.2
a b = 0.17
2a = 20.37
a = 10.18
b = 20.2 -10.18
b = 10.02

In AABC, B = 13o, a = 42.1, and c = 37. Find b, A and C.

Solutions:
ac
a+c

tan (A-C)
tan (A+C)

42.1 37 = tan (A+C)

42.1 + 37 = tan (167o)
5.1
79.1

tan (A-C)
tan 83.5o

Tan (A-C) = 5.1 tan 83.5

79.1
= 0.57
(A-C) = 29.5o
A C = 59o
A + C = 180o B = 180o 13o = 167o
A C = 59
A + C = 167
2A = 226
A = 113o
C = 167 A = 167 113 or 54o
b
sin B

a
sin A

b = a sinB = 42.1sin13o
sin A
sin 113o
b = 10.29

Submitted By: Regina Sanchez

Shairalyn Iban
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